sintaxi

Joined 17 years ago

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Co-creator of PhoneGap, Harp, & Surge.
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Comment · 18 days ago
absolutely agree. hydropower is god-tier technology.
Comment · 1 month ago
Wow, Omarchy is hot right now. Great to see all these companies contributing to a future with Linux on desktop. Good on Digital Ocean for making such a substantial commitment.

It would be a shame if css-tricks went offline after all these years. I can understand it winding down now that we are in the age of agents but I hope to see it preserved in some way so it stays online for a very long time.

Comment · 1 month ago
Yes, though its worth noting the goal of Cordova was to not exist. In the eyes of the project the web itself is the cross-platform solution but at the time Browser progress was stagnant and Cordova helped move things forward by offering device functionality using open web standards. Cordova was never intended to be a "cross-platform productivity multiplier". The north star of the Cordova project was for browsers to get the device functionality that native platforms offered, such as geo-location, accelerometer, contacts, camera, etc.

I just want to correct this, because I agree with you but the framing is a misinterpretation of the goals of the Cordova project - goals which were ultimately met.

Comment · 6 months ago
Im sure you're aware that the record of global average temperature is also influenced by urbanization as well as "data adjustments".
Comment · 2 years ago
The market is you and me. We decide with our purchasing habits.
Comment · 3 years ago
Actually yes. The chart is put together by "The 2 Degrees Institute" which has a stated objective of influencing "behavioural and lifestyle changes". That isn't science.
Comment · 3 years ago
Propaganda presented as data.

* data source on x-axis changes at 1958

* y-axis does not begin at 0

Fundamentally dishonest for the purpose of manipulation.

Comment · 3 years ago
You may not be aware that node created a situation where ESM maximizes compatibility when consuming libraries and CJS maximizes compatibility when producing libraries. Its a circular incentive paradigm. I suspect you are consuming libraries using "import" and everything "just works". Well, under the hood you are likely importing many libraries that use CJS "module.exports" because that is what libraries use to ensure their library can be used with both import/ESM AND require/CJS.

The only solution to this problem is to upgrade require work for importing ESM. Once that is implemented ESM will become the natural choice for those publishing libraries. Until that happens library authors are going to continue to use CJS so their libraries are available to everyone.

Comment · 3 years ago
What makes you think the free market doesn't regulate?
Comment · 3 years ago
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what is for dinner.
Comment · 3 years ago
Good-grief. 20k a year is $55 a day - for a company that was burning $1M a day. $55 ain't doing jack.
Comment · 3 years ago
I'm Canadian.
Comment · 3 years ago
This is verifiably incorrect. Members of the Canadian House of Commons swear their allegiance to the monarch. They make no such oath to the People nor the Constitution in Canada.

"I, [name], do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors. So help me God."

Comment · 3 years ago
Agreed. Great job.
Comment · 3 years ago
The issue with large JavaScript files is the overhead of the browser parsing, interpreting, and executing of the JavaScript. The network transfer size has nothing to do with it.

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